Heritage Tourism in Dahshur and Mechanism of Preserving it

Document Type : Original Article

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Tourist Guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Egypt

Abstract

In spite of the important heritage constituents that are found in Dahshur, but it wasn’t utilized to the optimum utilization till now & wasn’t inserted on the Egyptian touristic map with the suitable way & for that this study aims to study the heritage tourism constituents in the city, & stands on the reasons that lead to the unused tourism of the place, however its historic importance & that’s what will this study deal with, & searching for many ways to develop it & study the obstacles that face it to diversification of the touristic product & introducing new touristic styles & not tradition that are based mainly on heritage constituents of Dahshur to insert it on the touristic map of Egypt & that’s to stimulate tourism & for Egypt in general
This scientific study will also in deducing some results that may help in studying how to preserve this monument area & the cultural inheritance for what it contains from treasures. The study also aims to try finding an integrated tourism working process that collects all the ancient, heritage & cultural resources in the area that agrees with its importance as a location for international heritage. 

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